In article , Dave Holford
writes:

JJ wrote:

Dave Platt wrote:


It has also become apparent that some very senior FCC officials are
woefully ignorant about radio. Political appointees, I suppose.

Most of the FCC senior officials are lawyers who don't have a clue
about the technical side of radio. They wouldn't know a door knob
from a transistor. Come to think of it, a know lot of hams that
don't either.


Maybe, but IIRC the FCC, along with the FAA, FEMA etc. etc. operate
extensive HF communications systems. It seems unlikely that a source of
such serious potential interference to their own communications would be
authorized?

Dave

Three possibilities, Dave:

1) Those federal agencies are clueless about the interference potential of BPL
(not very likely)

2) Those federal agencies figure that since their facilities are not located in
residential areas and will not get their 'net access via BPL, there isn't much
they need to worry about (possible, but not likely)

3) Those federal agencies are sitting on the sidelines while the "civilians"
hash out the details and do the hard work of making proposals and comments. If
the ARRL and amateurs can get BPL squashed or controlled, those federal
agencies don't have to do a thing. (likely?)

73 de Jim, N2EY